Dataset on weight gains inside community-based sheep breeding programs in Ethiopia between 2009 and 2018

In small ruminants, Community-based breeding programs (CBBPs) have been suggested as an alternative to centralized government-controlled breeding schemes which were implemented in many developing countries. An innovative methodological framework on how to design, implement and sustain CBBPs was tested in three sites/breeds (Bonga, Horro and Menz) in Ethiopia. In the CBBPs, selection traits identified through participatory approaches were six-month weights in all the three sites, and in Horro and Bonga, where resources, particularly feed and water, permit larger litter sizes, twinning rate was included. Ten years (2009-2018) performance data from the programs were analyzed using Average Information Restricted Maximum Likelihood method (AI-REML). Additionally, socio-economic impact of CBBPs were assessed. The dataset includes 2 spreadsheets for each site/breed, one showing the data collected after the animal birth, and one the data collected after six months. Results indicated that six months weight, the major selection trait in experimental CBBPs, increased over the years in all breeds.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Haile, Aynalem, Getachew, Tesfaye
Other Authors:	Pietro Bartolini (International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas - ICARDA)
Language:	English
Published:	MELDATA 2019
Subjects:	Agricultural Sciences, sheep, sheep breeding strategies, community-based breeding programs (cbbps),
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766.1/PVA8NA
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